Black Man Shot And Killed In St. Louis Mall

Over the weekend, a Black man in St. Louis was shot and killed by police after allegedly pointing his gun at the officers after a foot chase through the St. Louis Galleria shopping mall.

According to KSDKthe three officers involved claimed 23-year-old Terry Tillman raised a gun in the direction of one of the cops. One Richmond Heights officer fired seven shots, hitting Tillman 3 to 5 times in his front torso, according to the officer’s account.

An officer reportedly saw Tillman inside the mall carrying a handgun. The mall reportedly prohibits weapons even though Missouri is a concealed carry state.

According to police, a gun was recovered, but few other details have been released.

“Death investigations are always complicated, whether there was an officer-involved or not,” said St. Louis County Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Benjamin Granda. “There are no incidents that come under greater scrutiny than a police officer-involved shooting.”

KSDKreports authorities are looking for witnesses and reviewing over 150 hours of surveillance video from the Galleria property and nearby businesses.

Rachel Jones, Tillman’s sister, told KMOVher brother was at the mall shopping with his pregnant girlfriend and she doesn’t understand what led to his fatal shooting.